Researchers from Harvard and universities in California and Texas are studying the long-term effects of the Eaton and ...

The infectious disease, which was most prominent in the Victorian era, largely affects children aged between two and eight.

NIAID’s Integrated Research Facility is one of the few federal facilities charged with studying Ebola. Tuesday afternoon, all of its work was put on indefinite pause by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s ...

You can get in touch with Jack by emailing [email protected] A mom has described how she was left in complete shock after discovering ... human ashes are not toxic and do not carry diseases.

Unlike typical strep throat, invasive strep infections can result in life-threatening conditions such as necrotizing fasciitis—commonly referred to as flesh-eating disease—and toxic shock syndrome ...

accompanied by a diagnosis of necrotizing fasciitis or streptococcal toxic shock syndrome. Over half the cases were in men (57.5%), and most occurred in people ages 18-64 (63.7%), followed by ...

MSCRAMM: Microbial surface components recognizing adhesive matrix molecules; NIAID: The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious ... has been used to treat toxic shock syndrome due to its ...

Here’s how it works. Infectious diseases are caused by pathogens, including viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites. According to Dr. Amesh Adalja, an infectious disease physician at the Johns ...

It is not a health condition on its own but a symptom of several diseases, including bacterial and viral infections, Kawasaki disease, and toxic shock syndrome (TSS). Strawberry tongue can also be ...

Ashley DeSkeere spent 5 days in the ICU fighting for her life Kennedy News/Ashley DeSkeere Ashley DeSkeere developed toxic shock syndrome after wearing a tampon at her friend’s wedding for eight ...

Often, epidemiologists don’t initially know if a disease outbreak is infectious ... agent taking advantage of new products, as with toxic shock syndrome; and sometimes it’s from an ...